Heater for automobiles



`G. S. KING. HEATER EOE AUTOMOBILES. APPLICATION FILED DEC.16, i919.

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HEATER FOR AUTOMOBILES.

Specification of LettersIatent. Patented 28, 1920.

Application led December 16, 1919. i Serial No. 845251'.

- To all whom t 'may concern.: i

Beit knownthat I, GEORGE S. KING, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Bay Shore, inthe county of Suffolk and State of New York, have invented new and Improved Heaters' for Automobiles, of

which the following is a full, clear, anderract description.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved heater for, automobiles and other power driven vehicles located within the hoodv adjacent the internal com- 1 bustionengine. to heat the latter with la view to preventthe waterof the cooling system from freezing and to keep the heater and connected parts in proper condition for readily starting the motor whenever it is desired to do so.

. Another object is to enable the operator in charge of the automobile to readily light Ithe heater.

Another object is'to provide a heater that can be safely used.

Another object is to require no attention on the lpart of the operator to start the heater from the dashboard and without opening the hood.

With these andother objects in view, the

invention consists of certain novel features` Fig 2 is an enlarged sectional side eleva;

tion of the heater.

The heater `10 for heating the Vinternal combustion engine 11 of an automobile 12v is arranged within the hood 13, and the heater is preferably in the form of a safety lamp of the Davy or similar type. The lamp 'comprises a casing .15 provided at the bottom with anv airinlet screen 1 6 and having at -the top a chimney 17 above which is arranged a `conical hood or deflector 18 for deflecting the products of combustion downg small end to the top of the casing .15. The

wardly outside of the chimney 17 and into a chamber having its side wall formed of an inverted conical screen 19 attached at its specifically pointed outr upper end of the screen 19 supports the hood 18. l i

Within the casing 15 is arranged' a burner, preferably in the form of an annular wick holder 2O closed at the bottom and adapted to contain a cylindrical wick 21. The lower end of the wickholder 20 is provided with a tube 22 screwing on the innerend of a boss 23 formed on one side of the casing 15.

with one end of a supply-pipe 24 provided 'with a shut-off valve 25 and connected with The outer end of the boss 23 is connected the oat chamber of va carbureter 26 of the internal combustion engine 11. The carbureter26 is connected by the usual supply pipe 27 with the gasolenetank of the automobile for supplying gasolene or other liquid fuel to the carbureter 26. The heater 10 is arranged in such relation to carbureter .27 that the level of the liquid fuel within the float chamber `of the carbureter 27 isv about midway of the height of the wickholder 20, as indicated bythe dotted line in Fig. 2. By the arrangement described the wick 2 1 is charged with gasolene from the gasolene supp y of the internal combustion engine -11 and an overflow of gasolene in the wick holde'r 20 is prevented.

In order tolight the lamp, .use is made of a spark plug 30 of any approved construction and screwing in a boss 31 of the casing 15. The spark gap 32 of the spark plug 30 'is arranged adjacent the upper end of the wick holder 20 so as to light the lamp whenever it is desired to use the heater. spark plug 30 is 'connected by a wire 35 connected with the electric ignition system of the internal combustion engine 11, and the said wire 35 is provided with a switch 36,

The 1 preferably located at the dashboard to be .within convenient reach of the operator in charge'of the automobile. It will be noticed .that when the switch 36 is closed electrical energy. passes to the spark plug 30 with a view to produce a spark at the, gap 32 to ignite the wick 21. of the burner. From the foregoing it will be seen that by the. arrangement described the liquid fuel for the heater is derived'from the liquid fuel supply of the internal combustion engine 11 and the lighting means for the burner of the heater are the internal combustion engine.

It willA further be noticed that the safety lamp which forms the heater is not liable to set the automobile on fire,

derived from the electric ignition system of It will furtherxbe noticed that arrangsyst'em ofthe latter is not lible'totreeze in fsevere winter weather,aiidiatfthe 'Same' time the internal vcombustion engine is kept in proper condition :for readily starting the automobile whenever it isl desired to do so. lt is understood thatv afterthe lamp is lighted, the Switch 36 is opened toshut `oft the'supply of electrical energy'to the spark v.plu' 30.

aving thus described my invention, 11

claim as new and desire to 'secure by Let-- `ters Patentz-` f u 1. v'In a-power drivenvehicle having yan internal combustion. engine asv the motiveV power,I a wick lamp engine heater deriving itefuelrom theiuel supply ot the engine andl arranged in heating relation to thel engin,v.diid a lighting device vfor the heaterconnected wit-h theignitionsystem of the engine., l .2. In a power driven -vehicle having an `internalcombustion engine as the motive' power, a wick safety lamp" arranged in heating relation to the engineand deriving itefuel fromthe fuel supply of the engine,

and ail electric lighting device for lighting the lamp and connected with eystem of 'the engine.

3.' In a vehicle having an internalfcoinbustion'engine as the motive power, a-;lieater `comprising a-wi`ck lamp and connected with the fuelA supply of the engine, the heater be` `ing arranged in heating relationto the. en

gine, and anv electric lighting device..con' necteclwvith the ignition System of theengine :and `with the said heater'to light the lamp.

- internal combustion` engine the' mot-ive mately on the level ofthelc'arbui'eter of the engine,fa connect-ion between the burner l power, a safety lamp' in heating relation with the engine, and comprising' a lamp casing havinga screen inletat the bottoniand ascr'een outlet at the top, awick holder ar fing, a .hood-.for the chimney, a vrscreen eur! .rounding the chimneyfand Supporting the `Said hood,and'a.burner within the casing' i 85 the ignition z .fed ,within 4. InA a. power driven. vehicle .having an with safety Screens, a wick holder within' in g the heateiuin heating relationto the iiil f .termal 'combustion engine 1l, the' coolingA the casing, a supply pipe connected withthe 'Said wick holdeixtosupply the latter with liquid fuel, and a Sparkpl-ug havingits sparkgapatrthe wi'ckholder to light the wick u .i y i 6L In a power driven vehicle-havingan internal combustion lengine as the motive ranged inthe casing andQadaptedlto contaiiij'afwick, a fuel supply' pipe attached vto the casing andconnected with the said'wick .holdernto supply the latterwidth liquid fuel," and a spark plug. attached` to-'the said llamp'- casing-andxhaving its sparkgap adjacent the-wick holder to 'light the lanfip.A

47. '1n' 'a power diivenvehicl,e having, an'.` `internal combustion' engine, lampnar.v

'ranged'in heating relation with the Said en! gine and comprisingra casing provided 'at .8'0

the bottom with a screen for the entrance of -the air, a chimney. Oiithe top o'fthe casbelow the chimney. y

. 8.r In a 4power driven vehicle having .an

linternal combustion engine, Aa glai'np ar-` ranged in heating relation with the said en-.

lgine and-.comprising 'a Icasing provided at the `bottoniwith aecre'en for 'the entrance of' the air, a chimney on the top of the c-asing,` a hood for the chimney,- a screen surround- 'A ing' the chimney-. and supporting' the said ho od,. 'and=an annular wick holder support thev casing centrally -helow the chimney'.l 9. 'In a power driven vehicle having an .'internal 'c ombu'stion engine,` a lamp arranged inI heating relation with the Saidlen-A gine and comprising' `'casing prov i ded at 10 0 the bottom with a .Screen tor theentrance of' the air, a chimney von the top of thefcaeiilig, a v,hood for the chimney, a. screen surrounding the-chimney and'supporting the' said hood,

5. In a power driveirvehicle having an an .annular wick holder supported, within' 1105 the casing centrally' below the chimney andvhaviing a tube attachedjtothe casing, 'a.sup plyl pipe connected with thesaid tube, and a sparkplug secured tothe `caeinganjd' ha'ving .its spark gap arranged adjacent the -to `p` o'f-'the said wick holder.

. GEORGE S. KING.

internal. combustion engine as the motive power, a safetylamp. arranged adjacent the v or vine and having a lamp casi'iigprovided 

